By Andy Robinson for computerandvideogames.com

Weren't blown divided by those 'next-gen' Unreal Engine 4 demo screens expelled progressing today? Well Epic's since us a small beast hi-res versions, that should help place to bed a claims it doesn't demeanour that impressive.

The UE4 demo, that was built in reduction than 3 months by fourteen engineers, will be showcased publicly in June. Hit a couple for some-more sum upon Unreal Engine 4 expelled today.

By Mike Jackson for computerandvideogames.com

Telltale has struck a leader with The Walking Dead, which has sole over a million copies in a initial dual weeks upon sale.

That million figure combines sales opposite PC, Mac, PSN as well as XBLA, as well as has done it Telltale's fastest offered diversion in a firm's history.

Telltale CEO Dan Connors seems pleased. "Premiering The Walking Dead diversion array to jot down numbers opposite so most different platforms is a extensive feat which shows a worth of bringing clever storytelling as well as diversion fool around together," he pronounced in a PR.

The Walking Dead: Episode One - A New Day is a initial part of five. You can get it straight away for $4.99, or buy in to a end set forward of their recover for $24.99.

By CVG Staff for computerandvideogames.com

Epic Games has expelled a initial images of as well as sum about a next-gen Unreal Engine 4 demo shown off at a back of sealed doors progressing this year, whilst it has been suggested which Rare's operative upon mixed "new IPs for destiny platforms", presumably together with an FPS.

Elsewhere, 2K Games as well as Gearbox have voiced sum of dual Borderlands 2 special editions, Microsoft has expelled a initial screenshot for Forza Horizon, Vita sales strike a ultimate weekly low in Japan, as well as Blizzard apologised for ongoing Diablo III server issues.

Thursday May 17

• Video: Diablo 3 Error 37 causes limit nerd rage
• Batman: Arkham City: Full Harley Quinn's Revenge DLC trailer
• Borderlands 2 special editions detailed
• Epic shows off 'the initial next-gen diversion demo' - First details
• First Forza Horizon screenshot is slick
• Activision as well as EA allotment 'clears a approach for Respawn diversion in mercantile 2014'
• Unreal Engine 4: First next-gen engine screens released
• Game of Thrones RPG gets UK recover date
• Magical ultimate Sorcery trailer
• Rare operative upon mixed Xbox 720 games, presumably together with an FPS
• Halo 4: twenty multiplayer screens from a ultimate footage
• Vita sales strike ultimate low in Japan
• THQ: 'Guillermo Del Toro's inSane has not been cancelled'
• Activision's IT trainer 'was told to puncture up mud upon ex-Infinity Ward bosses'
• Burnout dev staffing up for PS Vita game
• Diablo 3 players expose tip universe of of rainbows as well as cupcakes
• New Black Ops 2 trailer to air this weekend
• Max Payne 3 gets giveaway Gorilla Warfare DLC today
• Diablo 3: Blizzard to perform upkeep following some-more server troubles
• Lost Planet EX Troopers PS3/3DS trailer is really colourful
• Bioware questions fans for help with Dragon Age 3
• Blizzard apologises for Diablo III server issues

By Andy Robinson for computerandvideogames.com

Epic Games has expelled a initial images as well as sum upon a next-gen Unreal Engine 4 demo shown off at a back of sealed doors progressing this year.

The demo, which a Gears of War publishing house has formerly called a "like minute to hardware manufacturers", is described for a initial time in a US Wired article.

The announcement describes a overwhelming interactive stage as "the initial pretension of a subsequent generation", as well as Epic assumingly combined it in reduction than 3 months with only fourteen engineers.

"Like so most games, a demo starts with what's well known as a cinematic, a noninteractive stage meant to wow players with all a punch of a blockbuster film trailer," Wired recalls.

"In this case, it's as if H. R. Giger as well as George R. R. Martin took peyote together. And had a baby. And which baby had a heat dream. But it's not only dull spectacle-it's a clear ball. Every pixel is outlayed upon visible goods which have been unfit in today's games since of hardware limitations.

"But those stipulations could be overcome: In an considerable depart from a common use of such demos, this a singular is using upon a singular consumer-level graphics card-Nvidia's latest Kepler GTX 680."

The subsequent stage is described as a a singular Epic was anticipating would "singe a eyeballs" of a likes of Sony as well as Microsoft, who it's certified in a past it's pulling to have next-gen consoles as absolute as possible.

"A heavily armored devil horseman sits solidified to his bench in a busted towering fortress. As he awakens, lava starts to upsurge around him as well as abandon overflow a world. A magma opening spews a mainstay of fume as well as smoldering embers. He stands, promulgation up showers of sparks which dance, tumble out of focus, as well as blur in to ash.

"The horseman hefts a large produce which glows with an middle fire. As he stalks down an dull corridor, a low rumble sounds as well as masonry falls from a ceiling-this is no towering though a volcano upon a verge of eruption.

"When a horseman stairs outside, we see a operation of snow-capped peaks in a far away distance, rendered in overwhelming clarity. Behind him a volcano belches black smoke, whilst blazing live coals brew with swirling snowflakes."

In prior engines, it's noted, a singular floating coal is sufficient to delayed opening considerably. With Unreal Engine 4 there can be millions of such particles, as well as Epic pattern executive Cliff Bleszinski reckons diversion developers will wash them upon next-gen consoles. "Mark my words," Bleszinski said, "those particles have been starting to be whored by developers."

The scripted side of a Unreal Engine 4 demo is simply a beginning, Wired adds, as well as Epic's comparison technical artist, Alan Willard shortly took to a controls to start essentially playing it.

"At this indicate a viewpoint switches to which discarnate first-person viewpoint done so entire by sharpened games similar to a Call of Duty authorization as well as Epic's own successful Unreal titles," it describes.

"Willard maneuvers his avatar in to a dimly illuminated room where a flashlight turns on, divulgence eddies of dust-thousands of floating particles which were invisible until exposed. In an additional room, globes of assorted sizes boyant in a air.

"Willard rolls a light-emanating universe along a building (reckon of a round flashlight which rolls similar to a bowling ball) as well as beams of light stagger as well as shift direction, educational collection of a room as well as divulgence a clusters of floating spheres with a kind of strobe effect.

"At initial it all seems ideally familiar: 'Well, yeah,' we reckon, 'that's how they'd movement in a genuine world. What's a large deal?' But it is a large deal: This is things which videogames have never been means to simulate-the goods simply aren't probable upon today's consoles."

UE4 introduces energetic lighting, a essay confirms, with each light in a stage bouncing off each surface, formulating right reflections.

Epic's additionally anticipating to help grow a grow of next-gen diversion growth with latest collection which guarantee condensed prolongation pipelines as well as reduce prolongation costs. How? First of all UE4 removes a extensive 'bake time' now compulsory to describe changes done to lighting elements in a game. Secondly, Epic's operative upon a latest chronicle of a scripting engine, Kismet, which improved converts vapid lines of formula in to an interactive flowchart, end with pulldown menus.

But, notwithstanding UE4 being really most a firm's next-gen vehicle, it's formerly pronounced prototype Unreal Engine 3 is "probably a approach to go" for launch games upon next-generation consoles, due to a capability to energy visuals such as those seen in a overwhelming Samaritan demo "right now".

We bet, similar to us, we can't wait for to see this in movement - as well as there's not prolonged to go. Wired states which Epic skeleton to publicly uncover off Unreal Engine 4 in June. What happens in June? E3. See we soon...

Hit a couple for some-more next-gen Unreal Engine 4 screenshots from a demo.

By Andy Robinson for computerandvideogames.com

Epic Games has expelled a initial images as well as sum upon a next-gen Unreal Engine 4 demo shown off at a back of sealed doors progressing this year.

The demo, which a Gears of War publishing house has formerly called a "like minute to hardware manufacturers", is described for a initial time in a US Wired article.

The announcement describes a overwhelming interactive stage as "the initial pretension of a subsequent generation", as well as Epic assumingly combined it in reduction than 3 months with only fourteen engineers.

"Like so most games, a demo starts with what's well known as a cinematic, a noninteractive stage meant to wow players with all a punch of a blockbuster film trailer," Wired recalls.

"In this case, it's as if H. R. Giger as well as George R. R. Martin took peyote together. And had a baby. And which baby had a heat dream. But it's not only dull spectacle-it's a clear ball. Every pixel is outlayed upon visible goods which have been unfit in today's games since of hardware limitations.

"But those stipulations could be overcome: In an considerable depart from a common use of such demos, this a singular is using upon a singular consumer-level graphics card-Nvidia's latest Kepler GTX 680."

The subsequent stage is described as a a singular Epic was anticipating would "singe a eyeballs" of a likes of Sony as well as Microsoft, who it's certified in a past it's pulling to have next-gen consoles as absolute as possible.

"A heavily armored devil horseman sits solidified to his bench in a busted towering fortress. As he awakens, lava starts to upsurge around him as well as abandon overflow a world. A magma opening spews a mainstay of fume as well as smoldering embers. He stands, promulgation up showers of sparks which dance, tumble out of focus, as well as blur in to ash.

"The horseman hefts a large produce which glows with an middle fire. As he stalks down an dull corridor, a low rumble sounds as well as masonry falls from a ceiling-this is no towering though a volcano upon a verge of eruption.

"When a horseman stairs outside, we see a operation of snow-capped peaks in a far away distance, rendered in overwhelming clarity. Behind him a volcano belches black smoke, whilst blazing live coals brew with swirling snowflakes."

In prior engines, it's noted, a singular floating coal is sufficient to delayed opening considerably. With Unreal Engine 4 there can be millions of such particles, as well as Epic pattern executive Cliff Bleszinski reckons diversion developers will wash them upon next-gen consoles. "Mark my words," Bleszinski said, "those particles have been starting to be whored by developers."

The scripted side of a Unreal Engine 4 demo is simply a beginning, Wired adds, as well as Epic's comparison technical artist, Alan Willard shortly took to a controls to start essentially playing it.

"At this indicate a viewpoint switches to which discarnate first-person viewpoint done so entire by sharpened games similar to a Call of Duty authorization as well as Epic's own successful Unreal titles," it describes.

"Willard maneuvers his avatar in to a dimly illuminated room where a flashlight turns on, divulgence eddies of dust-thousands of floating particles which were invisible until exposed. In an additional room, globes of assorted sizes boyant in a air.

"Willard rolls a light-emanating universe along a building (reckon of a round flashlight which rolls similar to a bowling ball) as well as beams of light stagger as well as shift direction, educational collection of a room as well as divulgence a clusters of floating spheres with a kind of strobe effect.

"At initial it all seems ideally familiar: 'Well, yeah,' we reckon, 'that's how they'd movement in a genuine world. What's a large deal?' But it is a large deal: This is things which videogames have never been means to simulate-the goods simply aren't probable upon today's consoles."

UE4 introduces energetic lighting, a essay confirms, with each light in a stage bouncing off each surface, formulating right reflections.

Epic's additionally anticipating to help grow a grow of next-gen diversion growth with latest collection which guarantee condensed prolongation pipelines as well as reduce prolongation costs. How? First of all UE4 removes a extensive 'bake time' now compulsory to describe changes done to lighting elements in a game. Secondly, Epic's operative upon a latest chronicle of a scripting engine, Kismet, which improved converts vapid lines of formula in to an interactive flowchart, end with pulldown menus.

But, notwithstanding UE4 being really most a firm's next-gen vehicle, it's formerly pronounced prototype Unreal Engine 3 is "probably a approach to go" for launch games upon next-generation consoles, due to a capability to energy visuals such as those seen in a overwhelming Samaritan demo "right now".

We bet, similar to us, we can't wait for to see this in movement - as well as there's not prolonged to go. Wired states which Epic skeleton to publicly uncover off Unreal Engine 4 in June. What happens in June? E3. See we soon...

Hit a couple for some-more next-gen Unreal Engine 4 screenshots from a demo.

By CVG Staff for computerandvideogames.com

2K Games as well as Gearbox have voiced sum of dual Borderlands 2 special editions.

Borderlands 2 will launch in a US upon Sep eighteen as well as internationally upon Sep 21. The Deluxe Vault Hunter's Collector's Edition as well as a Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition will both come with a operation of collectible as well as in-game reward items.

Here have been all a sum as well as a small screens:

The Deluxe Vault Hunter's Collector's Edition (£64.99 upon Xbox 360, PS3 as well as PC) includes a duplicate of Borderlands 2; accurate Marcus Kincaid bobblehead ; Inside a Vault: The Art & Design of Borderlands 2 hardbound book; collectable plaque set; map of Pandora; digital comic download code; as well as reward downloadable in-game digital content.

The Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition (£99.99 upon Xbox 360/PS3 or £74.99 upon PC) includes all of those items, as well as a collectable scaled reproduction of a red rob chests found via Pandora in Borderlands 2; steelbook case; Creatures of Pandora wide-format ID chart; stipple postcard set; margin records from Sir Hammerlock; fine cloth map of Pandora; as well as a numbered obligation of authenticity.

Fans who pre-order any book of a pretension (including a customary edition) from participating retailers will get entrance to a 'Borderlands 2 Premiere Club', concealment them a series of alternative reward in-game items, that have been minute here.

By CVG Staff for computerandvideogames.com

Here's a full trailer for arriving Batman: Arkham City DLC container Harley Quinn's Revenge.

Featuring over dual hours of uninformed gameplay, it's set for recover upon May 29.

Publisher Warner says: "The Harley Quinn's Revenge goal sends players behind in to Arkham City to face their last plea as they rotate in between personification as both Batman as well as Robin.

"Gamers contingency utilize any of a characters' singular fight as well as inquisitive skills to expose Harley's malicious devise as well as close a gates upon a civic mega-prison forever. In further to experiencing a latest storyline, fans can try latest environments as well as face-off opposite Harley's all latest squad of thugs."